The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India: pt. II. Descriptive articles on the principal castes and tribes of the Central ProvincesMacmillan and Company, 1916 - Caste |
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... hand when Vishnu met him and asked him what it was . The Bania answered that it was a cocoanut . Vishnu said that it was not a cocoanut but wool , and told him to break it , and on breaking the cocoanut the Bania found that it was ...
... hand when Vishnu met him and asked him what it was . The Bania answered that it was a cocoanut . Vishnu said that it was not a cocoanut but wool , and told him to break it , and on breaking the cocoanut the Bania found that it was ...
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... hand , and twirls it about in the air several times . The ceremony is performed by walking round the sacred pole , and the party return to the bride- groom's lodging , where his brother - in - law fills the bride's lap with sweetmeats ...
... hand , and twirls it about in the air several times . The ceremony is performed by walking round the sacred pole , and the party return to the bride- groom's lodging , where his brother - in - law fills the bride's lap with sweetmeats ...
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... hand's length long ; Semri , somewhat shorter ; Burhai , ears a forefinger's length ; Churia , ears as long as the little finger ; and Neori , with ears as long only as the top joint of the forefinger . Goats are divided into two ...
... hand's length long ; Semri , somewhat shorter ; Burhai , ears a forefinger's length ; Churia , ears as long as the little finger ; and Neori , with ears as long only as the top joint of the forefinger . Goats are divided into two ...
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... hand , but if he holds it through a piece of rag no sin is incurred . Marriage is adult , but the rule existing in Madras that a girl is not permitted to marry until she can weave her own cloth does not obtain in the Central Provinces.2 ...
... hand , but if he holds it through a piece of rag no sin is incurred . Marriage is adult , but the rule existing in Madras that a girl is not permitted to marry until she can weave her own cloth does not obtain in the Central Provinces.2 ...
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... hands , and the grave is filled in with earth and salt . A lamp is lighted on the place where the death occurred , for one ... hand , he goes and stands before Mahābir , and begs him to disperse the clouds . When en- treaties fail , he ...
... hands , and the grave is filled in with earth and salt . A lamp is lighted on the place where the death occurred , for one ... hand , he goes and stands before Mahābir , and begs him to disperse the clouds . When en- treaties fail , he ...
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ancestors animals Baiga bangles Bania Bastar Bengal Berar Bhumka Bihār body Brahmans bride bridegroom brother buried called Central Provinces ceremony Chanda Chhattisgarh child Chota Nagpur cloth considered cooked cultivators customs dance daughter dead deity derived Dhangars Districts Divorce Dravidian drink exogamous father feast festival flesh forest Gadaria girl give goat goddess gods Gonds Gosains Gowāris Gujarāt Gūjars hair Halbas head Hindu husband Ibidem impure India Jāts Jogis Kalārs Kanjars Kawars Kayasths Kharias Khatris Khonds killed known Kolis Kols Korkus Korwas Koshtis Kunbis Lingo liquor Mahādeo mahua Mandla Maratha marriage married months moon Muhammadan Munda nakshatras occupation offered origin panchayat persons priest probably Rāja Rājpūts rice rites round rupees sacred sacrifice Sambalpur sept Siva social spirit subcastes take food tattooed Telugu tiger tree Tribes and Castes turmeric usually village wedding widow wife woman women worship